Final consumption expenditure in Argentina
Argentina: Final consumption expenditure was 84.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Final consumption expenditure in Argentina, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 84.9% for final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Argentina peaked at 85.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 1976.
Argentina ranks 68th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Final consumption expenditure in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 79.0% | — |
| 1961 | 70.1% | -11.3% |
| 1962 | 79.2% | +13.0% |
| 1963 | 82.0% | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 75.9% | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 75.5% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 77.8% | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 76.3% | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 77.2% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 76.0% | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 74.7% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 76.5% | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 75.7% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 77.2% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 77.1% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 70.7% | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 66.0% | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 66.8% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 69.3% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 74.0% | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 76.2% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 77.8% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 75.7% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 75.8% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 77.2% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 76.9% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 80.7% | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 80.1% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 78.0% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 78.0% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 80.3% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 83.8% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 84.8% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 82.7% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 83.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 81.9% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 81.0% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 81.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 83.9% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 83.1% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 83.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 74.1% | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 74.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 75.4% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 75.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 75.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 75.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 76.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 78.9% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 79.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 79.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 81.5% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 82.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 84.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 85.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 82.6% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 78.9% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 81.6% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.6% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 84.9% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.9% | 70.1% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.8% | 66.0% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.6% | 75.7% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.4% | 80.3% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 74.1% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 79.4% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 78.9% | 84.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 65 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 86.2% compare
- 66 Equatorial Guinea 85.6% compare
- 67 Eswatini 85.0% compare
- 69 South Africa 84.7% compare
- 70 Mali 84.6% compare
- 71 Georgia 84.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Argentina
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.73 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5615 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 8,366 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 51.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 696.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 10.38 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5099 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Argentina?
- Final consumption expenditure in Argentina was 84.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 1976.
- How does Argentina rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Argentina ranks 68th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.